Autographic register



Aug. 10,1926. v 1,595,471l

H.H.KONERMAN ETAL AUTOGRAPHIC REGISTER Aug. 1o 1926. 1,595,471

H.H.KONERMAN ETAL AUTOGRAPHI C REGI STER Filed Oct. 23. 1923 A heats-Sheet 2 Patented Aug. 10, 1926.

UNITED STATES PATENT` OFFICE.

HARRY H. KONERMAN, F NEWPORT, KENTUCKY, AND ROBERT C. LEIMBERGER AND JOHN E. EUTH, OF CINCINNATI, OHIO, ASSIGNORS TO THE GLOBE REGISTER COM- PANY, 0F CINCINNATI, OHIO, A CORPORATION 0F OHIO.

AUTOGRAPHIC REGISTER.

Applicationled October 23, 1923. Serial No.4 670,245.

This invention relates particularly to autographic registers of the measured dellvery f type and especiall to autographic registers sol of the type in W ich automatic alignment of the printed forms upon the webs or' paper passing through the register, is accomplished.

An object of our invention is to produce an improved method of securing accurate alignment of a series of apertured sheets to obtain exact registration of a series of duplicate forms printed thereon. f

A further object is to produce an autographic register in which a new and improved manner of threading or placing the several webs of paper in proper superposition and' aligned condition in the register is provided. l

These and other objects are attained in the register described in the following speciication and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which:

Fig. l is a plan view of a register embodying our invention, certain parts being shown broken away to disclose, to better advantage, certain features of our invention.

Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional eleva tion taken on -the line 2-2 of Fig. 1, with the parts in condition to be operated for the delivery of printed forms from the register.

Fig. 3 is a fragmental view, showing,

upon a somewhat enlarged scale, the feed and form aligningportion of the mechanism shown in Fig. 2, but with the parts in slightly dili'erent position, ready for form delivering operation.

Fig. 4 is a view similar to Fig. 3, but with the parts in form delivering condition.

Fig. 5 is a fragmental side elevation of the Sheet tensioning mechanism of the register, certain parts of the casing being broken away to show the parts of the mech-` anism in different positions.

l Fig. 6 is a fragmental side elevation of the same portion of the mechanism4 as disclosed in Fig. 5, the parts being shown in the isame relative positions, the section being taken however on the line 6 6 of Fig. 7.

Fig. 7 is a perspective view of the reg- -ister embodying our invention, certain parts being broken away to disclose hidden features thereof.

Fig. 8 discloses a fragmental sectional view such as would be taken-on the line 8-8 of Fig. 1, the partsphowever being shown in web threading position.

Fig. 9 is a front elevational viewof the register embodying our invention, showing an'endwise elevation of the condition of the sheets just previous to the aligning operation.

Fig. 10 is a view similar to Fig. 9, but showing the condition, of the sheets upon completion of the aligning operation.

Flg. 11 is a View similar to Fig. 8, but showing the parts in operated condition. In the illustrated embodiment of our invention, we have shown a register of the usual form employed in autographic register construction The frame consists of sides 12 and 13 which are joined by ends 14 and 15, a bottom 16 closing the receptacle thus formed. The top of the register consists of several elements. A stationary element 17 extends from side to side of the frame at the forward end of the register. At the rear end of the register a similar covering element 18 is provided. Between these elements two hinged cover elements 19 and 20 are provided. Element 20 forms the platen upon which the paper webs and their interleaved carbon sheets rest in order to receive the writing necessary to make the proper records and notations upon the forms printed upon the webs. Element 19 is in the nature of a holder and writing table as well as serving as a cover for certain of the essential f gagement by hooked locking fingers 26 and inged them both 27. These ngersare mounted or forward and backward reciprocation and are connected with a finger hold 28 which is adapted to be pushed forwardly to withdraw the lingers by reason of its connection links 29, a spring 30 being provided to move the iingers 26 and 27 into locking engagement with the lugs 24 and 25 when released. In order to supply the register with paper, we have shown in Fig. 2, acommon form of paper supply, such as supply rolls 31, 32 and 33 which are mounted on spindles 34, 35 and 36` which are located in tracks 37, 38 and 39, although the source ofsupply may be otherwise, as is well known in the art. At one side of the register we have provided the usual receptacle 40 in which `the roll of sheets of carbon paper 41 is located for interleaving between the sheets of paper in the customary manner.

We have now come to the respective descriptions of the two portions of the register embodying our invention, in `which the novelty thereof resides. One portion relates to the means for feeding the paper and aligning the forms automatically after each feeding operation. The other form relates to the means which maintains a condition of tautness or tensionof the'webs over the platen and aids the feeding mechanism in the performance of the aligning operation. We will first describe the tension producing mechanism and then the feeding mechanism, after which their inseparable cooperation will be described in a description of the operation of the machine.

Upon each slide of the platen adjacent to l the pivots 21 and 22 we have located cases 42 and 43. Each case contains a series of horizontal slots 44, 45 and 46 in which the ends of transversely extending rollers 47, 48 and 49 are mounted for forward and backward movement. Springs 50, 51 and 52 which are within each case and are secured to theends of the rollers at one end and to the case interior at their opposite ends, are provided to retain the rollers normally in y retracted or backward position, but yield- .in each side of each case.

ingly to permit of forward movement when the webs are drawn forward by the feeding mechanism. Beneath the horizontal slots 44, 45 and 46 are the corresponding curved slots 53, 54 -and 55 which are also located These slots are provided for permitting of the arcuate movement of the slot engaging ends 56, 57a and 58a of the three shutter plates 56, 57 and. 58 which are pivoted at points 59, 60 and 61. flhe upward limit'of movement of the plates issuch that there is a slight space between each roller and its adjacent plate when the plates are lifted, this space being suflicient to permit of the passage between each roller and its plate of the thickness of a single web of paper as shown in Figs. 2 and 7 In^ order that the Platesmay be lifted and retained in lifted position, the plate ends '56, 57 a and 58a are allowed to project suiiciently to extend beyond the outer walls of the casings 42 and 43 so that they may be engaged by the sides of the register when the platen is lowered, as shown in Fig. 5 at 56a. When the platen is lifted to the position shown in Fig. 8, the plates will be allowed to drop, thus opening a wide space between each roller and its cooperating plate, so that the paper webs may, be threaded readily as shown at 62, 63 and 64. A latch 65 holds the platen and its rollers and cooperating plates n raised position while the paper webs-are being threaded, as will be seen in Fig. 8. When the platen is lowered and the plates are thereby lifted, a certain tension is created on ,the sheets when the webs are drawn forwardly, by reason of the friction created in bringing the sheets over the edges of the plates as shown in Fig. 2. Forward movement of the sheets will draw the,

rollers forward' and thereby free the sheets from the plates, as shown inv Fig. 11, the purpose of which will appear hereinafter.

At the forward end of the register the feeding and form aligning mechanism is located. This mechanism eonsists of two principal elements in the form of a mutilated drive roller 66 and a driven roller 67. Roller 66 is mounted on a shaft 68 which extends transversely of the register and is journalled in its sides, and roller 67 is mounted on a shaft 69 located above shaft 68. Upon shaft 68 a gear 62 is mounted and upon shaft 69 agear 71 is mounted for intermeshing with gear 70 so that it may be driven from the latter. A crank 72 on shaft 68 provides the means for the' manual operation of the feed rollersg66` and'67. In order to mount shaft 69.v hi'ch 'carries roller 67 and gear 71, wefh ve provided two arms 73 and 74 which are vertically reciprocable and at their lower ends are Y, attached to springs 75 which normally retain the arms yieldingly in alowered position. The periphery of roller 66 is mutilated by having a notch 76 formed therein, the roller during the passage of this portion of the roller 66, being free from contact with the paper feeding portion 77 of the roller 66. Vv'e have so arranged the roller 66 that its raised portion 77 is the length of the shortest length ticket or form which is to be filled in upon y the platen 20 of the register. In order to vary this length we have provided for the insertion of blocks 78 of suitable length to make up for the increased length of different forms over the length of the shortest form which portion 77 is designed to accommodate, or the length of the raised portion may be varied by making such raised portions detachable and of different lengths.k

vThe lowered position of roller 67 is such that its periphery will Contact the raised portion 77 of the roller 66 when the latter roller is rotated during the feeding operation. This causesthe paper Webs to be gripped and in fact lifts roller 67 slightly against the tension of springs to create the gripping act-ion. To cause the roller 66 to have but one rotation, we have provided a pin 79 which, in cooperation with a hooked member or latch permits of but one rotation of the roller 66 at a time. Hook 80 is held toward pin 79 by a. spring 81 so that each time roller 66 rotates its pin will be engaged by the hook, thereby preventing further rotation. Hook 8() is secured to a rotatable shaft 82 to which a 'rearwardly eX- tending arm 83 is secured, the arm having a linger key 84 thereon for withdrawing the hook from pin 79. Pivot-ally mounted on hook 8O is a latch 85. The lower end of this latch being located forwardly of the pivot, the upper end, when the hook is dis' engaged from the pin 79, will abut the pin and hold the hook away from the pin so that the' rollers may be rotated. Upon coming around to starting position the pin will have engaged the under side of the forward extension of latch 85, and, after having-lifted it, will permit the hook to drop into engagement with the pin as shown in Fig. 2, thereby arrestingfurther movement. y

Upon each side of the feed rollerr-i we have located a depressed portion 86 of the forward cover 17. In each depressed portion we secure a hook 87 which extends forwardly as shown and is adapted to engage the registering apertures 88 of the superposed laminae of pape-r webs as shown in Figs. 2 an'd 3. It will be observed that the end of each hook is slightly upturned. This is for the purpose of facilitating the engagement therewith of the apertures of the sheets during the aligning operation as will be described presently, the hooks operating to bend the paper both longitudinally and transversely between each pair of opposite under edges of the feed roller cover 23 which forms ihe extension of the writing table. Roller 67 gives the paper an additional lexure so that. during the feeding operation the paper presents an endwise view such as disclosed in Fig. 9 in which the humps occur at ythe points where the hooks 87 are lifting the paper before the apertures are brought into engagement therewith. This flexing of the paper also occurs in a direct-ion longitudinally of the paper webs, as shown in Fig. 4. Thus a spring-like tension is placed on the paper to cause it to spring into position over the aligning hooks when the apertures are presented for registration therewith.

In operation the register will first have to be threaded or prepared for use. In order to do this the writing table 19 is lifted and thrown back to the position shown in Fig. 8. This is followed by the platen 2O which is held in lifted position by the 47, 48 and 49 and their adjacent respective shutters, the respective webs of paper are threadedthrough between the shutters and rollers as shown. Carbon paper in rolled form 41'is now placed in the receptacle 40. The platen is then lowered and sheet 62 of the paper webs is drawn across the platen and slipped between the feed rollers .66 and 67 which are in the inoperative uoncontacting positions shown in Figs. 2 and 3. The

first pair of aligning aperture.: -88'at the forward end of the sheet 62 are placed over the hooks 87 and the sheet is drawn back enough tofstayin place while the other sheets 63 and 64 are similarly placed. Between each pair of contacting she-cts a sheet of carbon paper 41 from the receptacle 40 is placed. lith the sheets or .webs thus placed the writing table 19 is lowered into position over the sheets upon the platen so that they are held smoothly thereon, the table being held down bv the fingers 26 and 27. The register is now in condition for use.

After notation of the required data on the form which is presented for use through the opening in the writing table as shown in Fig. 7, the key84 is pressed downwardly to release the hook 80 from lock pin 7 9 on the multilated feed roller 66. I atch immediately drops into position to block the return of the hook to locking engagement with the pin, as shown in Fig. 3, Crank 72 may now be operated to rotate the roller 66 to bring the raised portion 77 into contact with the paper webs and to press them into contact with roller 67. The pressure is sufficient .to cause roller 67 to yield under tension of springs 75, thus causing the paper webs to be advanced through the forward under.

roller cover 23, as shown in Fig. 4. During vthis advancing movement the inclined rear surfaces of the aligning hooks Will cause the sheets to ride over them and to be flexed as has been previously explained and as is' shown in Figs. 4 and 9. This forward movement of the webs is continued i'ntil the end of the raised portion 77 of the 4feed roller 66 is reached. The vlength of this raised portion is slightly longer than the lengths of the tickets or forms from hc centers of one pair 4of aligning apertures to the centers of the neXt pair of apertures. This resultsv in a movement of the sheets to a position in which the next pair of apertures is brought slightly beyond' the ends of the hooks' 87. Thus, with the sheets in this position at the time the end of raised porlll tiem '.77 is reached. the natch 76 will free the sheets from the pressure of roller 67. It

may 1.ow be brought out that at the beginmay be drawn freely from the sources of supply 31, 32 and 33until notch `76 frees the webs. Rollers 47,48 andv .49 having been moved forwardly under tension of their controlling springs 50, 51 and 52,'these sp rings then operate to draw thcwebs backwardly over the platen. Y Because of the fact that the ali ing apertures of the new form have been rought toa point just vbeyond the hooks '87, thevbackward V'movement of the webs will engage the apeitures with the hooks and cause themto stop further backward movement with these' apertures aligned correct-ly as' showni in Figs. 2 and 3. Thus because lof the .print'rg of the4 forms on each web in accurate position with relation to the apertures thereof, the forms will also become aligned accurately atthe end of each operation as .above described. Continued rotation of the'roller 66.' to the end of notch 76 will bring pin 79 into. enaagement with the undersideof the hooked upper end of latch ,85, thus allowing hook 80 to move forwardly to engage pin 79 under urge of spring 81 to lock the register against further operation. as shown in Fig. 2. The filled in forms having been fedV from the register, they may be torn oifover the sharp under edge of the roller cover. 23. The parts are now in condition for a repeated operation of the register whenever desired. v v

Having thus described our invention what we claim is:Y r

1. In combination in an autographic register for use with perforated webs, a

feeding means comprising a drive roll and i a cooperating pressure roll, one of said rolls having means adapted to relax the pressure between the rolls, aweh tensioning mechanism, and a stationary web aligning pin, said rolls being so positioned with relation to the aligning pin as to create transverse spring'like exure ofthe webs during the feeding movement thereof with relation to the aligning pin, said tensioning mechanism consisting of, a series of spring rel tarded rollers over which the webs pass, said rollers being adapted to draw back the webs upon relaxation of pressure between the rolls, said roller pressure relaxation means 'being timed to function substantially simultaneously with presentation of the web perforations with the aligning pin, whereby the spring-like flexure of the webs will bring the perforations thereof into engagement with the aligning pin.

2. An autographic register comprising a frame, a platen supported by the frame for receiving a plurality of webs in superposed arrangement and over which the webs are drawn, the webs each having apertures spaced longitudinally and crosswise of the web, stationary detents in spaced relation laterally of the platen, extending above the platen and adapted to engage through registering apertures of the web, and web fleing means located between the detente an out of -theplane thereof adapted to flex the webs during movement'thereof over the detente from one set of apertures to the next longitudinally spaced set of apertures, whereby the spring-like tendency created by the lexure of the webs will cause them yto bring their apertures over the detente to yalign the webs.-

3. In combination in an autographic register, a pair of feed rollers. pressed toward each other for feeding a series of superposed perforated webs between them, said rolls having means adapted .to create a spaced position thereof relatively to one another, relatively stationary aligningl pins adjacent to'the rolls and located with their ends above the plane of web contact of the rolls, adapted to create thereby a condition of flexure of the webs during feeding movement thereof between 'perforations therein, whereby engagement o f the perforations with the aligning pins will permit the webs to straighten out upon the aligning pins, said roll spacing means being arranged for releasing the webs substantially simultaneously with engagement of the web perforations with the aligning pins.

4. In an autographic register for use with webs having openings therein in definite relation to forms printed thereon, the combination of a releasable web feeding mechanism, a web tensioning mechanismconsisting of a series of movable rollers over which the webs pass, and. cooperating shutters with the rollers, adapted to cause the webs t0 resist feeding movement thereof from the source of supply for a limited distance of movement of the rollers in response to operation of the feeding mechanism and to permit unrestricted feeding movement thereof from the-source of supply after passage of the web beyond the limi-ted distance of movementof the rollers, and aweb registering hook adapted to enter the'web openings upon web releasing operation of the feeding mechanism.

,5. In an autographic register the combination of a web feedingmechanism, va web tensioning mechanism consisting of a series ion of movable rollers over which the webs pass, and cooperating shutters with the rollers, adapted to cause the webs to resist feeding movement thereof from the source of supply for a limited distance of movement of the rollers over the shutters in response to operation of the feeding mechanism and to pei;- mit unrestricted feeding movement thereof from the source of supply after passage of the rollers beyond the limited distance of movement thereof over the shutters.

6. An autographie register comprisingr a frame, a platen supported by the frame for receiving a plurality of websin superposed arrangement and over which the webs are drawn, the webs each having apertures spaced longitudinally and crosswise thereof, aperture-engaging hooks in spaced relation i laterally of and extending above the platen,

and web feeding rollers located between the hooks with their line of contact with the webs in a plane different from the plane of contact of the hooks with the webs during feeding movement thereof, adapted thereby to flex the webs during movement thereof from one set of apertures to the next longitudinally spaced set of apertures, whereby the springlilre tendency created by the Hexure of the webs will cause them to bring their apertures over the hooks, and means adapted simultaneously with the engagement of the apertures with the hooks to crea-te a retrograde motion of the webs, said hooks being adapted to stop said retrograde motion and simultaneously create an alignment of the webs on the platen.

7. In combination in an autographic regisi ter, a pair of feed rolls pressed toward each other for feeding a series of superposed perforated webs between them, said rolls having means adapted to create a spaced position thereof relatively to one another, relativelyjstationary aligning pins located out of the plane of web contact of the rolls and adjacent to the rolls, adapted to create thereby a condition of iexure of the webs during feeding movement thereof between perforations therein, whereby engagement of the perforations with the aligning pins will permit thewebs to straighten out upon the a aligning pins, said roll spacing means being arranged for releasing the webs substantially simultaneously with engagement of the web perforations with the aligning pins, and means adapted to create a retrograde movement of the web substantially simultaneously with the occurrence of the spaced position of the rolls and the engagement of the perforations with the pins.

8. In an autographic register for use withy a series of superposed webs having openings therein in definite relation to forms printed thereon, the combination of releasable webfeeding mechanism, a web tensioning mechl plate and toapermit unrestricted feeding movement of the web from the source of supply after passage o f the roller from its cooperating shutter at the termination of the limited distance of movement thereof, and a web registering hook adapted to enter the web openings upon each web releasing operation of the feeding mechanism.

9. In an autographic register for use with apaper web, a web tensioning mechanism comprising a yielding roller and a shutter, the roller having limited movement over the shutter to bring it out of contact with the shutt'er to permit the passage ofthe web from between the roller and shutter, to cause the web to resist the feeding movementi thereof from the source of supply, during said' limited movement of the roller and to permit unrestricted feeding movement of the web from the source of supply after passage of the roller from its cooperating shutter at the termination of the limited distance ofmovement. v Y

10. In an autographic register the combination of a web feeding'mechanism comprising a feeding roll and a cooperating pressure roll, the surface of said feeding roll having a web contacting portion and a web freeing portion, the length of the web contacting portion being arranged to be increased or ecreased in accordance with the length of the portion of the web to be. fed from the' source of supply, said pressure roll being adapted to enga-ge the feed roll only throughout the length of its web ycontacting portion, a web tensioning mechanism consisting of a 'series of rollers and cooperating shutters said rollers having movement over the shutters to a point beyond the shutters, adapted to cause the webs to resist feeding movement therof from the source of supply during movement of the rollers over the shutters occasioned by movement ofthe web in response to operation of the feeding mechanism and to permit unrestricted feeding movement` thereof from the source of supply after passage ofthe rollers from the plates.

v In testimony whereof we have hereunto affixed our signatures. 

